Honorable Jim DeMint
U.S. Senator, South Carolina, Republican
Senator DeMint was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004. He served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the 112th Congress. The following is excerpted from a December 4, 2012, statement on the floor of the U.S. Senate during debate on ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. I rise today to speak about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. As a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, I have participated in the hearings and debates on this treaty, and I understand the aspirations of the groups who…
